Improvement in stanchions



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Cattle Stanchionr No. 59,662. Patented Nov. 13, 1866.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LARKIN S. SAFFORD, OF HOPE, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN STANCHIONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,662. dated November13, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LARKIN S. SAFFORD, of Hope, in the county of Knoxand State of Maine, have invented a new and improved mode of tying uphorned cattle in the tieup of the barn or stable; and I do herebydeclare that the following is afull and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, and which makes a part of this specification.

The letter A represents the top and bottom timbers to which thestanchions in a common cattle tie-up are fastened.

H represents two upright planks on either side of the creature whentied, of proper width, and fastened, at the upper and lower endsthereof, to said top and bottom timbers A, on the side next the crib, bybolts or nails.

B is an upright piece of plank or timber, of sufficient size andstrength to hold the creature to be tied or fastened, and fastened atits upper and lower ends into said timbers A by the pins F, which areround, so as to allow said plank B to turn in or out-that is, toward orfrom the crib-as the creature when fast ened, as hereinafter described,may desire, and may be of iron or other metal, or of wood, as strengthor convenience may require, and are inserted into the ends of said plankB, or, if made of wood, may be made by so scoring off said plank B as toleave said pins or pivots at the ends thereof as a part of it, andwhich, however made, are to be inserted into holes in said timbers Anear the edge of the left-hand plank H, next to the creature whenfastened, as represented in the drawing and model.

0 are four pieces of wood, of proper size and strength, two of which arefastened to either end of said plank B, on opposite sides of said plank,by bolts of wood or iron, or other metal, through said pieces 0 andthrough said plank B.

Between the right-hand ends of the lower pieces, 0, is fastened theupright piece D by a bolt of wood or iron, or other metal, passingthrough said pieces 0 and D.

D is a piece of timber, of proper size, according to the kind of wood,for strength, fastened at its lower end, as before described, and madeto play back and forth between said upper pieces, 0, from the latch E,when unlatched, to a point near enough to the plank B to keep thecreature securely fastened between the pieces B and D, when the latch Eis dropped down between said upper pieces, 0, and so latched.

Between the upright pieces B and D at the .upper ends, and between theupper pieces, 0,

is fitted in a piece of wood to keep the upright piece D in place whenthe latch E is dropped down between said upper pieces, G.

E is said latch, and fastened at one end in between the right-hand endsof said upper pieces, 0, by a bolt through it and said pieces, andnotched at the other end, so as to hold said piece D from moving to theright when the latch is dropped down between said upper pieces, 0, theupper side of said notched end, when thus dropped down, extending overthe upper end of said piece D. The right-hand end of said latch is madeto project a little beyond the ends of said upper pieces, 0, so that itmay be easily taken hold of to latch or un latch.

When the latch E is down, latched, the upright piece D stands parallelto the piece B, and near enough to it to make the creature securelyfastened. The creature is tied up or 'fastened by throwing up said latchand movin g the upper end of the piece D to the right, so as to let theanimals head in, and then moving said piece D to the left and droppingsaid latch into its place, and unfastened or let loose by throwing upsaid latch, so as to allow said piece D to move to the right.

I claim nothing as my invention but the construction and arrangements ofthe parts which hold the animal when tied up, so that they may swing, asbefore described, on said pins or pivots F, at the pleasure of theanimal.

The tie-up is for horned cattle, and when they stand up, fastened in theforegoing manner, they can easily turn their heads round to the right orleft, as the case may be; and when lying down it allows them to turn thehead round at pleasure, and gives them much more case, comfort, andfreedom, which are the ad vantages and improvements I claim.

When the aforesaid combination of parts which are to swing are made soas to swing the other way, as it is the design they may, the foregoingspecification would need to be re versed (or changed) in some parts tomeet the nation of the parts-B, F, G, D, and E, soas to case. allowthemtoSwin'g' in toward or out from the It is my design that the combinationof parts crib on said pins or pivots F, at the pleasure B, F, G, D, andE may be made to swing either of the animal, when -fastened, as hereindeway, as the situation of the tie-up or oonvenscribed. ience mayrequire.

What I claim as my invention, and desire Witnesses: to secure by LettersPatent, is- L. W. HOWES,

The construction, arrangement, and combi- J. K. KIMBALL.

LARKIN S. SAFFORD.

